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Is it worth it?: Shropshire, £180,000

A former Victorian schoolhouse in Longnor, nine miles from Shrewsbury and 20 from Ludlow. The semi-detached, 1,125 sq ft building is made up of two main rooms and a single-storey extension. Planning permission, granted in December, allows for a further extension, which would turn it into a four-bedroom, 2,200 sq ft house with off-street parking and a rear garden. Mains electricity and water are all connected.

The problems

There is a renovated property of similar size in the area for sale for less than £170,000, so haggle. Converting it into a four-bedroom house will cost £150,000, says Ben Winson, sales negotiator at Strutt & Parker.